Service difficulty report · Handle · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 5, 2025
Submitted
September 9, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N476UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1508
Aircraft time
68,242 hours, 29,832 cycles
Part
Handle
Condition
Unknown
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DUE TO REPORTS OF DOOR 2L SLIDE ARM HANDLE NOT REMAINING ARMED IN FLIGHT. ADJUSTMENT/TEST OF THE RELEASE MECHANISM OF THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE SLIDE FOUND SOLID CONTACT BETWEEN THE STOP AND THE EMERGENCY CONTROL HANDLE IN THE ARMED POSITION, NO ASJUSTMENT REQUIRED. VERIFIED IN THE DISARM POSITION THE J1 CLEARANCE IS 0.0039 + 0.0000IN, NO ASJUSTMENT REQUIRED. SLIDE ARM HANDLE OPS CHECKS GOOD AT THIS TIME.

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